Dell Precision M3800 Owner's Review

i hear you , but it's taking 16 gb of disk space !! that's a pity !!

 

Like I said, if you.'re actually running out of space, then sure, turn off the page file. But if you have capacity to spare at the moment, who cares how much it uses?

 

Hello every body and hello Black cat
Black Cat I've read onto forum you used M3800 QHD touch with a capacitive pen.
Is this true? I'd like to buy one to use with Photoshop using it with a pen like the Wacom Bamboo Stylus feel, or something like that and using 10 bit for color that Photoshop should use if it found a quadro Gpu.
But I haven't understood if it is possible or not.
How do you feel with pen and touch?
Is it reactive with what you press on the screen and what you see on it (or perhaps there be some lag?)
Thank you for any reply.
Cheers.
Diego

 

I'm obviously not Black Cat, but I just wanted to mention that if you're seriously considering the touchscreen as a replacement for a Wacom, consider two things. First, the touchscreen is not pressure-sensitive like Wacom tablets, so while drawing you won't be able to distinguish between light and heavy strokes of a brush. And second, touchscreens in a traditional notebook form factor (as opposed to a tablet or convertible) are an ergonomic disaster. I enjoy using my touchscreen for occasional idle activity like flipping through photos in the Photos app or for the occasional random dialog box just for the novelty factor, but it's absolutely not suitable for prolonged usage because frankly you'll get tired and sore from suspending your arm in the air to use the touchscreen for any meaningful length of time. If you doubt this, pretend the notebook you're using now has a touchscreen and see how long you can keep your arm suspended to use it that way before you want to rest it on a table or chair arm. That's why I actually didn't really expect touchscreens to ever catching on in regular notebooks.

 

I used an Adonit Jot Pro for simple drawing markups. It's definitely nowhere close to a Wacom Cintiq or N-Trig display. I can't do the markups for more than a minute or two - the ergonomics simply does not work. The Bamboo stylus Feel that I use on my surface pro will not work with this touch screen. I haven't tried the BT Bamboo that is made for the iPad. There is no pressure sensitivity. Touch responsiveness with finger is good, but a little slower with a passive stylus.


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Actually, you can't open the lid that much with the XPS15/M3800.

 

Maybe I spoke too soon about my system being ok. I noticed something yesterday which I see happening again. When my system is on battery power the screen flickers ever so slightly. U cant see it while using the net or applications but when Im in the desktop mode with only the icons and blue background, there is definitely some flickering that's happening non stop. As I said, in any application or any use of the internet its fine. Also, when the system is plugged into the wall ..no flickering at all, its perfect. Anyone else notice such a phenomenon? When in battery..go to your desktop (assuming u have just a solid colour background like me) do you see any flickering at all?

I tried adjusting my power settings to balanced from high performance...didn't make a difference. Any thoughts?

 

Ah yes, that's what I get for evaluating that setup while I was using my work Latitude E6430. Post above edited, thanks! :thumbsup:

 

Try updating to the latest Intel drivers on Dell's site, then go into Intel Graphics Properties > Power > On Battery and turn off Display Power Saving Technology. Leave panel self-refresh on, though.

 

Just swapped out the 61Wh battery for the 91Wh. Zero issues. Now have the 2.5" SSD, bracket, and cable out. There is also 1 leftover M2.5X5 screw. The screws that are used on the battery and SSD are the same.

Will be posting pics...